Greek Restaurants

Canaris Corner, a Greek Restaurant in Athens

Canaris' Corner, a Greek restaurant in the stylish district of Kolonaki in Athens, showcases an elevated Greek cuisine with a contemporary flare - a notable distinction similar to San Francisco's Kokkari Estiatorio. Kolonaki is like the Beverly Hills of Athens, filled with designer shops and charm.

The restaurant, like most in Greece, features outdoor dining and is located at the corner of Kanari and Akadimias street in Athens. You can skip the traditional horiatiki salata and try a delicious salad of fresh greens, grilled chicken and a dill-flavored dressing.

"Tastes of Ancient Greece" Restaurant in Athens

How much do we really know about Ancient Greek cuisine? Obviously much less than the Chinese or the American. Yet, we take pride of our ancient civilization, which has been universally accepted as the first one that emerged in the world 2500 years ago.

Today, we are well-aware that our ancestor, especially the Macedonians and the Thessalians enjoyed great meals! The Mycenaeans, since the 15th and 14th century B.V., had cereals as their staple diet, and used the words sitos and crithi ( "wheat" and "barley"). They also ate a lot of figs, honey and cheese.

The ancient Greeks were the first to record different culinary methods in the 5th century. From salvaged scrolls we know that our ancestors created the first gastronomic record in the world. They even had sweet-sour tastes, which we had been ignorant of until they came from... China!

The ancient Greeks might not have know what rice, sugar, corn, potatoes, tomatoes and lemons were like, but they used a wide variety of spices for their game, a lot of onions, pure olive oil flavored with mint and thyme. They also prepared pastry from finely sifted flour topped with must!

Visit the site of the ARCHEON GEVSIS restaurant and read more about this interesting restaurant. The site includes a lot of information about the ancient Greek cuisine and various ancient Greek recipes.

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